Reply #76: I think you're wrong about the South [View All]

And I think that Kerry doesn't have to do too well in too many states in the south to make a difference. I think that the best strategy, given that people who participated in the primary think Kerry is the most "electable" is simply to put the person that people determined is the second-most "electable" person with him.

I think that Clark is the "two-by-four-upside-the-head-damn-it-Democrats-are-more-breathlessly-warmongering-than-Republicans" choice and I think that too many things are going to change between now and November to make a double-Democrat-war-hardon ticket very attractive.

Choosing a "general" as the VP choice will be the final nail in the coffin for the third-party folks and the shrill "they're the same" people, who are already looking for a reason to vote third-party or sit out the election. If Democrats think the numbers of these folks are more than offset by the numbers of the mind-bogglingly antagonistic take back the aggression plank! switch hitters who might defect from Bush, go for it.

I think it's a loser strategy.

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota

2004 Democratic National Convention Delegate for Dennis Kucinich